It took me forever to make the move to Bluray..thinking upconverted DVDs would be good enough for me. I finally decided to give Bluray a try, but skeptically thought I'd be returning the unit after comparing it to an Oppo 970 upconverting player.

This player is far better than I expected or even hoped! Bluray picture quality is outstanding, and clearly better than upconverted Standards. I would say 25% better than Standard DVDs. However, upconversion of regular disks is incredible...and some look near Bluray quality (Space Cowboys for example) on our Samsung LN52A650. The upconversion on this player is even better than the Oppo...compared side by side. I doubt you'll find a better picture for your Standard DVD collection. I am very impressed. It is compatible with my older AV Home Theater system and produces improved sound quality to my aging system (although Oppo does do a better job on the audio). Netflix and Pandora are easy to set up and nice features. Note Pandora is free; Netflix you must be a member. Remote is very similar to the Samsung LN52A650 remote, and most functions on TV and DVD player are interchangeable on the two remotes. The two work well together, and when you turn on the DVD player...the TV automatically picks it up, without you having to switch over to it. I highly recommend this player and making the move to Bluray. The picture produced by this Bluray player and on this HDTV is simply breathtaking.

Other great features include: extremely fast loading times, USB memory stick, wireless dongle, sleek design, nice remote. I like the slightly raised buttons on top of the unit, since I can "feel" my way through the buttons when the room is dark. The buttons are far enough in front that you could stack something on top if you needed to (just set whatever is on top slightly back).

I have not tried connecting to my PC to access photos or video, so cannot comment on that aspect.

I have had the player a week now and it has been seemless and flawless in its operation and of top quality. I am very pleased and very happy I chose this model.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I HAVE BEEN WORING WITH THIS PLAYER FOR ABOUT A WEEK WITH SOME PROBLEMS.
I HAVE WORKED WITH SAMSUNG ON THE PHONE REGARDING WI-FI HOOK UP WITH MY ROUTER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ME INTERNET ACESS AT THIS TIME. I WILL BLAME THIS PROBLEM ON MY END BECAUSE MY ROUTER WAS A CHEAP UNIT. I WILL GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY WHEN MY NEW ROUTER COMES.

ONE THING THAT MANY PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW IS THIS UNIT DOES NOT SUPPORT DVD + R OR DVD + RW. SO IF YOU HAVE DISCS THAT ARE MADE ON THIS FORMAT DON'T COUNT ON IT PLAYING. WHAT IS SO STRANGE IS MY UNIT DOES PLAY DVD+R.
AFTER I CALLED SAMSUNG ABOUT THIS THEY TOLD ME THE MACHINE MIGHT PLAY IT BUT THE DO NOT SUPPORT THE FORMAT. THEY ALSO SAID WHILE TESTING IN THE LAB THIS MACHINE MIGHT PLAY DVD + R TODAY AND NOT PLAY IT TOMORROW. I FOUND THIS ANSWER VERY STRANGE AS THERE IS NO CONSISTANT SITUATION OF THE DISC BEING ABLE TO PLAY DVD+R. NOTE SOME OTHER DEALERS SELLING THIS UNIT LISTS IT TO HAVE DVD+R.

IN CONCLUSION THIS WILL BE A GREAT MACHINE IF YOU GET THE WI-FI WORKING AND THAT IT SUPPORTS DVD + R. THE PRICE IS HIGH FOR PROBLEMS LIKE THESE.

IF YOU WERE ABLE TO GET A GREAT PRICE LIKE ME WITH A SPECIAL OF $282.00 WITH 4 MOVES I WOULD CONSIDER THE PURCHASE. I WILL TEST MY UNIT BUT RETURN IT IF I CAN NOT GET ON THE INTERNET AND THE UNIT STOPS PLAYING DVD + R DISCS.

I HOPE OTHERS WRITE ABOUT THE NON SUPPORT OF DVD+R.

THE BIGGEST POSITIVE I HAVE ABOUT THIS MACHINE THUS FAR IS THE FAST LOADING OF BLUE RAY DISCS.

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While I was impressed with the purported capabilities of this player, I was skeptical about how they would really work once I got it home. Setup was rather easy. The wireless dongle found my network and got me signed in the first time, but then inexplicably failed the next time I sat down to watch netflix. It took 3 power cycles to get it back.

Each time I power on the unit, it takes up to a minute or longer to "grab" wireless signal before you can access Pandora or Netflix. The menus in each are clunky and slow to respond. What's worse, compared to my XBOX 360 in the same entertainment center running on wireless which was able to get HD video quality over Netflix, the Samsung could barely muster 2 or 3 bars of signal. I tried repositioning the dongle on the front of the player with no change in signal strength even though it was practically in sight of the wireless router 20 feet away. This alone was unforgivable because what's the point of watching s movie on your large screen when you can only get it in low-quality? I'd rather watch it on my XBOX with its quicker menu and much faster wireless connection.

Pandora is an awesome service, so I was really happy to see it integrated into the player. The same issue that ruined Netflix, ruined Pandora. After you waited the minute or so for wireless connection, Pandora took a while to load and kept logging me out so I had to manually enter my account info each time I wanted to listen. With the clunky menu and slow responding controls, this takes time. I'd just as soon purchase a Wadia 170 iTransport and plug in my ipod touch over wireless for Pandora. At $379, the Wadia played better sound and the ipod touch took less than a second to find my wireless connection while the Samsung took ages.

Video quality was good, but no better than the Panasonic BD35 that it was replacing. Worse still, the Samsung would NOT output 24p video to my Panasonic PZ850, while the BD35 would. When you select it in the Samsung's menu, it attempts the connect and then reverts back to regular video with no 24p engaged. Load times were not noticeably faster than the BD35 though,admittedly, I did not time it.

Too many companies release products that they think the consumer wants before they are ready to be put out. We get to deal with the kinks and wait for a firmware upgrade. This Samsung isn't fully baked, so if I were you, I'd wait a while. You'll probably pay less, too.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Hi,

I bought the Samsung LN52A850 and I love it and wanted to get a top of the line Blue Ray player to match this unit. I bought the 3600 model and it arrived on time just as Amazon promised. Good work to the Amazon team.

Now the bad part was that once I had it all set up and tried to install a DVD, the tray would not eject to receive it. I called Samsung CS and tried all sorts of resets to no avail. My son is home from the Army and my daughther came home from college and were excited about the unit but no joy. The tech help at Samsung was terrible. "Well you know we make a lot of these and some are defective, so what do you expect. Nuts to this. I was not pleased with this answer to say the least.

Amazon was great and is replacing the unit but I have some doubts about Samsungs dedication to quality. By the way I am a certified 6 Sigma Black Belt in Quality so he should be fired for his attitude and his poor customer service attitude.

I will update this link once I receive the replacement unit.

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This player functions well, has controls that will be immediately recognizable to anyone who has owned any other DVD player and provides a spectacular picture and sound if connected to an appropriate TV and sound system. My one criticism is that getting the wireless streaming function for Netflix to work is not for the amateur. Wireless networking beyond the basics is not straightforward in any case, and this is "beyond the basics" but Samsung should provide detailed guides for setting up this function. They're not in the manual, which tells you have to do it if everything goes right. Instructions aimed at people with commonly-used routers should be provided.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Player was returned for mechanical and design problems

Pro's: Excellent DVD and Blu Ray Video.

Con's: Player made clicking sounds during playback of video on both DVD's and Blu Ray disks.It would hang-up and produce digital pixelation.

WI FI connectivity: Great concept, poor design. Tried to connect this system to an established wireless network that supports 4 computers and 3 Nintendo devices with no problems.
After numerous attempts, and changing various settings, I called Customer support. First person had me try all 4 encryption types with the password, which did nothing, but take time. Transfered me to the next person in the support line, at 8:59 pm, to which I got the recording that Tech support was closed.. Called back and the recording informed me that Tech support closed at 9pm.
Very Nice...
Next morning , the first person I talk with was convinced that my network was the problem( even though 7 devices could connect to it). My third call was to a Tier 2 support person, and finally some progress was made. First, he informed me that the Samsung Device would not support a two word name for the network..so we changed the network name to a single word, and the player finally recognized the network. The next problem was the dynamic (automatic) address retrieval for the router/ISP. Had to manually input all the info. A very painful process on the Samsung. This added to the fact that the player does not store this info when its turned off, was a game stopper. FInally tried to connect to NetFlix and was rewarded with a gateway ping failure. The support person said this is where he could not help anymore.. This was end end of trying to connect with the WiFI

We were going to keep the unit because of the playback quality and hope for a firmware update that would enhance WiFi connectivity. With the drive noises and skipping during playback, we returned the unit.

We will order a BD-1600 since the playback mechanism is the same as the BD- 3600. We can still get NetFlix thru ethernet or someone else's WiFI Bridge, and a 1 GB USB drive will give you BD Live.

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I love this Blu Ray so much I wrote my first review!!! I am not really sure why people are having so many problems with this player. Don't get me wrong, the WiFI connection could be easier, but if you follow the instructions you should be fine. I usually never open the instruction manual on new electronics, but with all the poor reviews, I decided to do it right this time and read everything first. Everything went flawlessly! Granted it took me to the last step before I connected WiFi, but I did get it connected. I also remembered my password!! (thankfully) I connected to Netflix with ease!! I haven't tried Pandora yet, but I am sure it is just as easy as Netflix. The Blu Ray and standard DVD picture is excellent! I recommend this to anyone in the market for a Blu Ray player!! Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Wireless access to Netflix was my key criteria when I started looking for my first Blu-ray player. Once I read CNET's statement that this unit was a huge leap ahead, I was sold.

I bought and connected it to my new Samsung UN46B7100, both of which I bought at Best Buy. Connecting it to my wireless network went smoothly. I put in The Matrix on DVD. It looked as good as a DVD could look. That is, it looked good until it froze up. After several attempts, I restarted the player and put in a new Blu-ray disc. Fifteen minutes later it froze. Samsung customer support quickly recommended that I return the player. Best Buy exchanged it.

Unit 2 had the same issue. Best Buy suggested I try a different brand and mentioned that another customer had returned 3 units. I wasn't ready to give up, and I took unit 3 home. It only seemed prudent that I give it a thorough testing. It played DVDs, Blu-rays, and streaming Netflix films for 12 hours. During that time I noticed that the audio was slightly behind the video, which was especially pronounced in concert footage. Customer support had me change various setting to no avail. In hour 13 the player froze up just as the others had. I gave up. I returned the unit and took home an LG B390. I've had it playing for 24 hours and it has performed excellently.

I have 2 suggestions for anyone reading this: thoroughly test any player and be aware that CNET doesn't review units that it buys in stores. Manufacturers send them units for testing, and you can be sure that those units aren't lemons.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I've had my BD-P3600 for a month now... too long to send it back.
The reason I opted for the Samsung over competing Blurays was that it had features the others didn't. Specifically, the wireless network connection and 1G onboard memory enticed me into thinking I was buying a future-proof product. Wrong. These features were obviously rushed to market. I learned the hard way that if you don't have a wireless network with extraordinary signal strength (at least 3 bars on Samsung's meter) you can't establish or maintain a connection, regardless of what other network components you might have that work just fine. I am stuck now with either hooking the player up with wired ethernet (more $$) or waiting for a firmware upgrade that will fix the problem. Samsung will never admit they even have a problem. Just be advised that wireless hookup will be a crapshoot. Works for some, not for me.

AV playback, up-conversion, & decoding are excellent so i will give the product 3 stars for that, but there are other less expensive players available that match or exceed the 3600's capabilites in this area.

Also, I am a long-time Netflix subscriber. The movies sent are used, naturally, and very seldom in pristine condition. BD-P3600 is a bit finicky about scratched discs of older DVD movies. I've had some that simply would not play on it. No problems with blu-ray discs so far. Thank goodness I've kept my trusty old Denon online as a backup.

Hope this helps.

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We tried two Samsung BD-P3600 players. The first malfunctioned within hours, and the second had problems straight out of the box. Our experience was very similar to that reported by the reviewer "David" on June 21, 2009, though after reading his review we gave up after trying only two rather than three different players.

Player 1, purchased at Best Buy, lasted a little over two hours. While the player worked the audio would frequently lag the video by a perceptible (and annoying) interval. After about two hours the video/audio froze. There followed an interlude of stopping and restarting the disc, only to have the system lock up again within seconds each time. At that point the unit progressed to doing nothing at all.

Player 1 went back to Best Buy and was exchanged for Player 2. Player 2 also exhibited the audio/video lag observed with Player 1. Player 2 only froze up once in an hour or so of use. On the other hand, none of the control buttons on Player 2 worked, so it was returned, too.

For what it is worth, I had no trouble getting the network capabilities of Player 1 working once I had familiarized myself with the WPS features of our router. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

As snazzy as this item could be, it's not worth the money. Since day one I have had trouble playing most of the blu ray disks that I have tried. It just simply says "disk not readable" and spits it out. Today I called to check on firmware, and behold...they had a new update! Boy was I excited! I downloaded the new firmware and uploaded to my Samsung BD-P3600. Once uploaded I popped in two of my blu ray disks and guess what? THEY STILL DON'T PLAY. I've had it with this product and this company and the awful customer service and their refusal to acknowledge this problem.

Here is my advice....

if you want to watch blu ray movies DON'T BUY THIS PLAYER.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

This player was a gift. It did not work out of the box. I struggled to get the wireless up and running. After that, the system got stuck in "load" mode. I understand many other owners have had the same problem. I exchanged this player for the comparable LG model. The LG model worked out of the box with no problems at all.

Samsung really needs to review its product quality control. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I finally replaced my Toshiba HD-DVD player with this blu-ray player. This is a very fast player and setup was really easy. I've used the Netflix player and Pandora regularly as well - they both work great. I really like having the touch buttons on the top of the player - very convenient. No firmware upgrade needed as yet. I have it connected to an Ethernet port, not wireless. All in all, I would highly recommend it. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

A couple days after buying this player, I saw a lot of reviews that were posted about how bad the player was and the problems encountered with it and to tell the truth, I got a bit scared.I've had it now for more than a month and is absolutely in L-O-V-E with it. I'm not gonna get all technical but it does its job. Loading is very fast for both blu rays and DVD's, ALL my DVD's have played flawlessly on it. It gets hot sometimes on the underside but minor stuff. Is contemplating on buying one for my parents.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

This purchase was a big deal. We had a basic Samsung DVD player. After a recent purchase of a Samsung 46" flatscreen, the time had come to upgrade to blu-ray.

Out of the box, I loved the sleek look of the 3600. Setup was quickly accomplished and played a new blu-ray movie beautifully.

I was very interested after reading the reviews to see how the wireless setup went. After studying the written instructions, I must say wireless easily connected. We have a DLink router (N) and a RCA comcast modem.

Advancing to Netflix and Pandora setup, both setups were accomplished quickly. Pandora music is connected to Bose radio, and it is stereo quality. Netflix streams just like you would want it to. Quick, DVD like quality.

We have watched several Blu-Ray movies. With my Netflix membership, I did upgrade to Blu-Ray movies for a couple of dollars. Up to this point, we are very impressed and happy with the quality of the Samsung 3600.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Great blu-ray player...worked out of the box, great picture, Pandora is a nice addition...the only problem that I have experienced is wirelessly connecting to Netflix..Called Samsung, Netflix, and had a professional installer look at it to no avail..Using Apple TV instead..Buy this player for its Blu-DVD skills only...The rest is a bonus I guess.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Been waiting to get a BluRay player for a while now and finally went with this one as I have a Samsung TV, love Samsung products and wanted to have Netflix capability. The player is pretty good, although we've yet to be bowled over by the picture quality - not sure if it's due to having an older TV (3 year old, but still 1080p), not having 'optimized settings', or needing a receiver to boost the signal. Regardless, it's a good player, a little bit slower than regular DVD, but I guess that's the norm for BluRay. Only other player I was seriously considering was a PS3.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Basically the player's concept and specifications are excellent - Netflix is a great feature, as is Pandora and the PC Streaming ideas are all above par.

There's just one problem - the player itself doesn't work that well. I was holding off on this review for after the first firmware update...which actually seems to have made things worse. Don't assume you'll be able to use PC Connect - I deal with networks all the time, and this thing simply will not work right. The player won't read any NTFS drives (flash or hard disks), either, so you'll have to reformat anything as FAT32 that you normally store media on (since the SAMBA capabilities are apparently shot).

Oh, and it doesn't support anonymous fileshares on your network, and it won't store a username and password for a known share. And you can't connect a USB keyboard, only storage devices. So you had better have a short username and password!

BD discs also freeze up on it, there are a few "known bad" titles, and then a lot which get problems on a regular basis. The player will occasionally freeze, and whether it's Netflix's fault or Samsung's, will sometimes drop audio or botch channels on Instant Streaming titles.

So far though, no serious HDMI synch issues, and hopefully most of the problems can be resolved with firmware upgrades...I'm calling Samsung support this weekend to leave a few voicemails, which will likely be ignored.

If you HAVE to get the Netflix or Pandora options, go for it, why not. But it's going to be a bumpy road and you'll likely toss your Blu-Ray player across the room for the trouble. If you just need a BD player, check out Oppo, they tend to make a great product, and I still use my Oppo DVD player instead of my P3600 for SD-DVDs.

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I purchased this product for my husband's birthday in February. Loved it at first. Great picture and sound - easy set up. Within a few weeks noticed that the player would stop responding during movies (both bluray & dvd) to the remote control and the panel controls. Looked on the support site and upgraded firmware as instructed. When this didnt work, I contacted tech support. After they walked me through about 5 different steps that I had already done myself, they concluded that it needed repair and I should send it in (despite being a unit that was only weeks old). They received the original unit the 27th of May. I just today received a replacement unit after waiting over a month - 3 of those weeks were spent calling daily to convince them they did indeed have my defective unit since my online status showed that I needed to send the unit in to them! I was elated to receive the BDP - 3600 since it was a nice upgrade with some great new features. I unpacked the unit, plugged it in and set it up easily. Picture and sound are great and I love the Netflix & Pandora connectivity. Within 15 minutes of setup, it began making an electrical popping noise and the screen image would flash. I soon noticed that if you touch the power cord near the back of the unit, the player spontaneously turns off and on. I immediately called tech support (for the nearly 50th time!) to report the problem. Rather than apologetically offering to send me out another unit immediately, I was instructed to once again send the unit in so they can inspect it for damage and then possibly repair it. After reciting my long story and referencing my case file (which by this time was quite large) I was told this was my only option. I requested to speak to another supervisor and was told she would transfer my files to the next level and they would contact me within 48 - 72 hours. After receiving my unit, they assured me that hopefully I would get a repaired or new unit within 7 - 14 working days. And for all my trouble, they said they would send me a prepaid shipping label that I should get by email in 24 - 48 hours. If I could get my money back and get off this merry go round, I would! At this point, I have no choice but to continue to play their game in hopes of getting a functional unit for the nearly $400 I spent in February.

In summary - if I had this to do over again I WOULD NOT PURCHASE A SAMSUNG UNIT!
Their products are shoddy and their customer support is unsatisfactory at best. Beware!Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I have tried everything to get this blu-ray player to work, firmware update, cables, etc. Old setup worked perfectly until I bought this unit. I get a very loud crackle through my speakers during movie playback at random spots of movie and sometimes the audio just completely stops transmitting to speakers for a quick second, everything goes silent. Nobody seems to know what the issue is so I will be returning it. It has been a waste of my time researching and trying to fix, especially at this price and this day in age when stuff should just work.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I was finally ready to give up my HD-DVD Toshiba player, which i liked in part because of superb up-conversion. Read all the reviews about the P3600 and worried about all the problems folks have with it. Still thought the basic features are worth a try, specifically the extra memory and ready-to-go networking. Bought it and got it running fine inside two hours, including Pandora and Netflix (took an extra-minute to figure out the right display options (the instructions are a bit hard to follow) and to get it running fine through my 5.1. SRS system, but basically it was no sweat. Up-conversion is at least as good as with the Toshiba, and DVDs run all fine. WiFi through my Airport Extreme was a peach to set up, and it's great to have Pandora and to be able to download Netflix. Good deal.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

As someone who was an early adopter, I greatly appreciated the rapid disk loading. Picture and sound are both excellent, basically limited only by your TV and the rest of your home theater set-up.

However, when trying to set up the Wi-Fi connection to my network, I ran into a brick wall. I use a strong network security device from Sonicwall that also functions as a wireless router. I've never had any problem getting any wireless device to connect to the router on which I'm using 128 bit WEP protection. Every attempt to get the player to connect to the Sonicwall failed, while my BlackBerry, laptop, XBox360, and iPhone all connect without fail. I ended up hijacking a neighbor's unsecured network after giving up in frustration. At least this player has a really good range for picking up wi-fi signals.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I'm so far beyond my ability to rate picture quality having just upgraded to this player paired with a Samsung LNB750 monitor. The picture is just gorgeous with a small amount of naked eye tweaking. I plan to have the system calibrated. On the issue of networking. I took my player out of the box, plugged it in to my Onkyo receiver and plugged in the dongle and had it connected to my WPA2 encrypted D-Link router (and immediately downloading the latest firmware) in...less than 10 minutes. Never even looked at the manual. If you have a reasonable familiarity with your wireless network set up is a snap. The player prompts you for several ways to connect including the push button method which is drop dead simple although I chose to enter my WPA2 pass phrase which the player conveniently provided an on screen menu for including upper and lower case letters along with symbols. Super easy. Don't fear networking difficulty when considering this unit. Drive yourself crazy trying to figure out which player looks better instead.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

This sleek little thing is a powerhouse, and works effortlessly with our Samsung TV. I love the Pandora and Netflix features, they're very easy to set up and use on our wireless network. Only complaint is the wait for the network to start up once it's turned on (about 30 sec. OMG!!). One touch of the power button on the remote turns on our TV and BD player, switches the source of the TV to the BD player, and (if no disc is inserted) gives you the option to choose Netflix or Pandora immediately. Blu-rays play fine and look amazing on the Samsung TV. I think this product is a great value, you get a lot of features for the price. We haven't even explored the PC connect and all the other things it can do!Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

The picture quality is great, what I expected from our first blu-ray player, bought from Best Buy. We chose it for the memory and Netflix ability, but we can only get satellite internet here in the country, and Netflix requires 1.5mbps download. Also, playing standard DVDs it freezes up and skips, and Samsung told us to take it back and exchange it. We did so, but the new one made a loud siren sound with DVDs, wouldn't play them at all, or had severe pixelization, even with a brand new DVD. Since we already own 200+ DVDs, we are taking it back and buying another brand. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Picture quality is awesome. I had some trouble configuring my network security, but I took me about an hour to figure it out. I also like when you turn the player on it automatically changes the video input on the TV.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

This product is excellent. Although I am trying to figure out one minor thing as follows....

If you have a Samsung LCD HDTV with USB 2.0 and you want to utilize DLNA for home networking operations e.g. viewing stored content from your PC on your HDTV; additionally, you would also like to utilize this Blu-Ray player to access Netflix, etc.

Where do you connect the USB WIS09abgn dongle? Into the Blue Ray player or into the HDTV itself?

Bear in mind I would like to use both features simultaneously, DLNA and Netflix.

Theoretically you could connect the included USB dongle into either, but I am not sure which or if I would in fact need two separate USB dongles?

Thanks for any assistance.

(BTW - this blue ray player is truly awesome, great product).

dak970 @ yahoo . com for any assistance.

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After 3 frustrating days with the p3600 with no helpful advice from Samsung customer support, I returned the P3600. The instructions are not accurate and the wireless set up just never worked. I replaced it with the LG bd390 and had it set up and connected to the internet in less than 15 minutes. The overall quality of the LG seems better, the form and controls are better, no dongle to deal with, great picture, etc. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

First machine didn't work had to send it back to Amazon. 2nd unit worked great until I was prompted for a firware upgrade. After upgrading, the unit is now unresponsive. Remote doesn't work, but it works the tv just fine. The only buttons that work on the console are power and open. Can't even reboot it. Thanks for the firmware upgrade. Now I will call customer service and they will tell me to send it back. Great. Like I have nothing better to do.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I bought this unit last week. I think it looks sleek and smooth, and pays Blu Rays and regular DVD's well, but I have been totally unable to connect to the net via my home Airport Extreme network. I called Samsung, little help, and once I was escalated to the next level, that guy spent about 3 minutes with me before telling me I had to call my cable service for manual connection settings; IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS. My cable company guy at tech support spent 1/2 hour going through it with me very patiently (Charter), before he said "call Apple". I have tried everything, and nothing works. I bought this to access NetFlix on demand, but if I don't get it to connect, I am sending it back! I have about 4-5 hours invested in getting this to work.

Even on Samsung's website they imply that people have a hard time connecting. It seems the problem is with Samsung's propietary dongle.

Anyone with advice would be appreciated!

Addendum: Went to cnet's Samsung website and found some guidance about connecting and have gotten it to work. Could sign onto NetFlix and start watching streaming video right away! Would upgrade my review of this unit to 3 1/2 stars now. Still not 4-5 stars as it was a pain in the a** to get it connected in the first place. Samsung's tech support line could have helped more, and it SHOULD be easier to get the whole thing going. I invested about 10 hours in this effort.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I bought a BD-P2500 at Christmas. Installation was a breeze. Blu-ray disc playback was great and Netflix streaming worked beautifully. Life was good UNTIL a firmware updated killed the electronics. This is a common problem. I sent it back for repairs. They kept it a month and then said they had no parts and so sent me an upgrade to a BD-P3600. I thought this was great except I could not get it to work from the start. Sent it back and now 3 calls and 6 weeks later they still have not sent a repaired unit or replacement. I'm done with Samsung and will sell the thing as soon as it arrives.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I have to say that the review below me is 100% accurate, and says everything I would but better. In short, amazing quality, both video and audio, and the streaming is AWESOME!

However, I would like to note that many people left 1 star reviews simply because they're network wasn't properly set up. Are people so dumb? The online streaming part of this player is very technical and requires MINOR skill to set up. Some home networks have firewalls, and you must log into your router and set up port forwarding. Others simply need the right password, and also remember there are different types of wireless setups -- for instance, WEP and WPA2. Just make sure you know how to troubleshoot your network before purchasing this, otherwise you could be setting yourself up for a difficult time.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Initially I liked this player quite a bit. Nice interface with Netflix and Pandora and the design is quite sleek and works great with my Samsung LCD TV. However, I will warn everyone to stay away since this player stopped working within a few weeks. Once this happened, my web searches revealed this is quite common and a few others were having the sames issues. As if that is not bad enough, the experience dealing with Samsung support is quite terrible. Long wait times, and they are very inflexible and one of the customer service representatives was outright rude. I promised myself I would not buy another Samsung product again after this experience.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Had the product about a month when a new version of software was automatically downloaded via internet. Immediately had problems streaming Netflix. Samsung was suppose to ship a CD with the new software (for firmware).
It has been a month and still no CD. Samsung appears to be struggling with the bugs in this product and their service response leaves a lot to be desired.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Love this Blu-Ray player. Quick loading (for Blu-Ray), great picture, amazing sound with the 7.1 channel analog outputs (my receiver doesn't have HDMI but has 7.1 channel analog inputs), easy to use. Had a little difficulty getting the wireless to work. Tried Samsung tech support. These guys couldn't find their ass with a search warrant! Finally solved the problem without their help. I'd buy the product again.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

The two stars are for the wonderful quality of the picture. I gigged it three stars for the frustration encountered when trying to access an Apple router for the Netflix and Pandora functions.

I just recently moved up to HD and have been very pleased with my Samsung TV and blu-ray player (bd-2500). I was so happy with HD that I added another TV for the bedroom. When I went to buy another blu-ray player, I decided to go with the Netflix-ready 3600 model.

After a number of hours of trying to connect the Samsung blu-ray player (BD-P3600) to my home wireless system, and after a very extended call to Samsung, I have repacked the player to return it.

I'm using an Apple Time Capsule for my wireless net and it works terrifically with a Samsung netbook (PC) and a Dell (Ubuntu). There's nothing wrong with the router. The player "sees" the network but does nothing when, after entering my WPA2 password, I press "BD Connect". It doesn't show that it's trying to connect, or that the password is wrong (which is what the Samsung tech asked about) - it just sits there as if I had not selected "connect." At Samsung's suggestion, I tried entering the password in all lower-case letters and I tried entering it as WPA and WEP. Nothing,

I have researched this situation online and some folks report that they have finally been able to connect to an Apple router after making modifications to the router's settings, but I don't want to mess with a wi-fi system that's working well. So I am exchanging this for the 2500, which provides an excellent picture.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Against my better judgement, I purchased another Samsung product. I own several of their laser printers and have had many substandard experiences with their technical support staff. They are completely illogical and unorganized.

The allure of the 3600 and it's features, combined with the reviews were too much I suppose. So, I decided to give Samsung one more try. I hooked up the player, no muss no fuss. Initially everything worked fine. Picture is great, connected to my wifi network, signed up for Netflix and Pandora. Super cool. Then I started receiving messages to update my firmware. I ignored them. In my experience, most firmware updates are nothing but trouble. So, unless there is a critical fix, I don't do them. The only fix in this update was to improve the loading performance of some movies. I'll pass. Well, there's no way (at least that I could find) to turn that message off and it was getting awfully annoying. So, again, I relented and installed the firmware update. Since installing the update, none of the network functions work, and the firmware update reset all of my custom settings back to factory. How freaking annoying is that? The unit refuses to recognize the network it was previously working just fine with, so my Netflix and Pandora functions are now useless. Messages to Samsung tech support go unanswered and the brainless person on the phone will read through a troubleshooting protocol, at the end of which, nothing will have worked. At which point, they'll want you to bring the unit to an authorized Samsung warranty repair shop, which may or may not exist. When I attempted to warranty my laser printer, they sent me to 2 "authorized centers", neither of which accepted Samsung warranty repairs any longer because apparently Samsung doesn't pay reliably. After providing feedback to Samsung, I notice that 6 months later, the non-existent repair shop is still included in the list of authorized warranty providers. Lame. So, perhaps the unit can be made to work again, but what really upsets me is that now I have to waste MY time (something Samsung could care less about apparently) uninstalling the unit and driving it to service, during which time, I won't have a player. It's a simple thing. I just want a DVD player, you'd think they'd have this sorted by now, but apparently not. So, this is absolutely the last Samsung product of any type that I'll ever buy. Avoid them like the plague they are.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I'm very unhappy and had to write this to make you buyers beware of the major pains I've had with this unit. I bought one with high expectations, and a simple thing like the DVD drawer failing to come out ruined it. But that's o.k. I returned it and got another one. I waited another few days and the new one arrived as Amazon promised. No problem here, Amazon is great at customer service. However, I turned it on and couldn't set up the wireless functions to work so help me. I tried everything. Called a bunch of tech support people. The unit simply doesn't like password encoded WPA networks. O.k. so I turn off all security settings and the unit connects to the internet! Hurray...albeit, my low-life neighbor is now sharing my wireless network. First screen to come up is "Firmware is available for download." I'm thinking maybe this can fix the WPA problem. O.k. I download the firmware and the unit drops dead. No nothing but the visual display that it is indeed on. Not working... but on. I'm out of o.k.'s by now. Call Amazon again with my tail between my legs after a terrible attempt at Samsung support. I promise I will not return another Samsung Blu-ray player and get an o.k. for return a credit (did I mention Amazon is great at customer service). I read all the reviews and see that there are serious wireless problems with the unit but what does that have to do with a failing DVD drawer? Samsung has a real lemon here that could better being repaired with a swift kick than a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo. Stay away from this and look for another blu-ray player. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I liked the BD-P3600 for about a month. Then it imploded. Lucky for me I was able to return it. It started skipping and pixelating on regular DVDs occasionally, then progressed in a matter of days to frequently skipping, then simply stopped playing them altogether. Plus, I never could get the wireless or wired connection to work properly. What a mess. This thing looks fairly pretty, but really it's a paperweight. I would avoid at all costs. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

the device worked like a dream until i did the update, now i keep getting no signal through hdmi. I have seen others on the net with this same problem plus a host of other problems since upgrading the firmware to 1.03. I didnt get any initial problems with the unit like some others did, mine started after the firmware update. Best advice, look elsewhere.

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If you are thinking of purchasing a Samsung blue ray player consider this.

I purchased a BD-P2500 Samsung player from Amazon in May 2009. It performed well for approximately 2 weeks until I installed a software upgrade. After this, the HDMI interface failed to reliably connect to my Samsung LCD TV. The only solution was to power cycle the player multiple times until it would somehow miraculously start working. Since the player was under warrantee, I sent it to Samsungs New Jersey repair facility for repair on May 28 2009. On or about June 2 2009 I was notified via e-mail that the player was received and "Your product should be shipped back to you within 5 business days". After approximately a week I called their service center to find out that parts needed to fix my player were on back order and Samsung did not have any estimate on how long it would take to get the necessary parts. After multiple calls to find out the status of my player ( as the Samsung repair tracking web site would not work reliably ) I was told Samsung could not repair my BD-2500 and they would need to send me a new model BD-P3600 with comparable features. After more phone calls to find out when I would get my new player I finally received it on or about July 6 2009. It took from May 26 2009 to July 6 2009 for Samsung to get me a new player. Now this is the good part! The new BP-3600 worked for approximately ½ hour before it totally failed. So... I sent it back to Samsung on or about July 7th 2009 and called Samsung to express my disappointment and tell them I wanted a new product shipped immediately. I was told they would send a new unit but not until they received the failed unit. After approximately one and one half weeks I called Samsung to find out, yet again, the status of my replacement unit. I was told they hadn't received it. Luckily, I had the UPS tracking number and after some time Samsung service "found it". I was told a new unit would be shipped within 7 days. After yet another week or so, I called again to make sure my unit had been shipped. I was told some kind of approval from their service center to ship my unit was not given to their shipper and hence nothing had happened. At this point, I informed them forcefully of my disappointment and of the general incompetence of their organization and I wanted satisfaction. I was "promised" that the hold up would be fixed and my unit would be shipped the next day and I would be notified by e-mail it had been sent and I would get a tracking number. After another 4 or 5 days, I still had not received a tracking number so I called again. I was informed they had no record the unit had been shipped and it needed approval from their service center to ship it to me. At this point I more or less lost it and asked to speak to someone at Samsung to complain (as I found out everyone I had been talking to up to this point was a third party contractor for Samsung). The Samsung representative informed me that there was no record of my product being shipped and they would "look into it". I was also informed that there was no one higher up in their organization I could complain to and if I wanted to complain I could write to the office of the president. This occurred on August 7th. The next day ( August 8th) I received a new BD-P3600. Amazingly, Samsung had sent me a replacement yet their organization had no record of it. Total time from the beginning of this saga on May 28th to final resolution on August 8th was about 2.5 months.

Now, if you want to buy a Samsung blue ray player go right ahead. Let the buyer beware.
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I just came home with the 4th Samsung BD-P3600 from Bill Smiths (local retailer) and already I'm having issues. The one I took back yesterday #1 was bad but at least it played most of the time. The second one didn't work at all and the 3rd one I didn't get out of the store with after insisting they prove it worked, they couldn't and refused to open any more. I was shocked that a retailer would not want to sell a working product. If I were the salesman I would open all of them to see if they too were defective before sending them home with someone. I ended up taking an unused floor model (#4) that they got to play for me a few minutes. Now I've spent the last hour setting this one up but already its not resonding to some of the remote control commands, however I was able to upgrade the firmware so well see what happens now.

Bottom line if you don't have a Samsung TV theirs no benifit to this player, its certainly not worth the agravation and Samsung need to get their act together.

UPDATE: returned #4 after a week, the issues with it not resonding to some of the remote control commands did not resolve it self after the firmware update and after calling Samsung customer service. Samsung told me there were no known problems for their blu-ray players, I told the rep. to do himself a favor and do a web search... SAMSUNG BLU-RAY/ PROBLEMS... and open open his eyes but he continued to deny. He did talk me into resetting the player, that takes the unit back to the factory settings. I ask him... if it didn't work right the first time from the factory how is resetting going to help, He said he didn't know but it just does. Well he was wrong all that did is deleat all the settings I finally got in with the unit not resonding to the remote properly. The guys at the local retailer were scratching their heads on it too. They did at their credit open another box and we tryed #5 right in the store and it just got a distorted screen and never did work. The funny thing was the salesman had just told me that after I left last week that they had opened all the remaining units and tested them, he then stated they all worked. After #5 didn't work at all he said that was the only one they hadn't checked. You beleive him right?. Commision salesman their the best huh?. I guess I should feel a little sorry for them, kinda hard to sell a product that repeatedly doesn't work. The good news is they are sending me a refund check.

I would still give 1 star only because when # 1 & # 4 played they were great sound & picture, the netflix & pandora were also fantastic, that why I kept trying to get one that would work properly. I would compare it to going from dail-up internet to broadband... hard to go back to dail up.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Purchased the Samsung BD-P3600 for the Wi-Fi connectivity, Netflix and Pandora streaming, and USB input capabilities. This was a step up from my current Samsung BD-P1500, which performed flawlessly as a Blu-ray disc player, but was lacking the networking and other newer technology being offered by Samsung's BD-P1600, 3600, and 4600, and LG's BD390. Chose Samsung over LG because of the positive experience with my current Samsung player. BAD CHOICE!

The FIRST unit that I purchased performed perfectly in all respects for about an hour or so before starting to malfunction and freeze up. The only recovery from these crashes was power-off and on. Freezes occurred with more frequency until the unit became totally non-responsive and wouldn't even boot up. BTW, firmware was successfully downloaded and updated during the short period that the system was functional. Also during that relatively brief time of normal operation, everything worked; Blu-ray disk playing, Netflix and Pandora streaming, and USB media playing.

Exchanged the FIRST BD-P3600 for a SECOND BD-P3600, hoping for a better experience. ANOTHER BAD CHOICE!

The second unit failed as miserably as the first one. Same symptoms. Same results.

Exchanged the SECOND BD-P3600 for the LG BD-390. GREAT CHOICE!

The LG BD390 works perfectly. No lockups. No failures. Netflix streaming is faster. The only trade-off was Pandora - a small price to pay for otherwise flawless performance.

The BD-P3600 would be a great unit if it wasn't so terribly unstable. Shame on Samsung for shipping such a product.
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I first hooked up my new player about 3 months ago. All was well. I could stream NetFlix and listen to Pandora. Then, there was a series of firmware upgrades.

UPGRADE 1: At this point, pausing a streaming NetFlix movie and resuming play became almost the equivalent of restarting the movie. The player no longer remembered where it was when it had stopped.

UPGRADE 2: BlockBuster and YouTube were added. The pause/restart problem persisted. AND... now Pandora stops after about 20 minutes and the only way to get it to restart (for another 20 minute interval) is to COMPLETELY POWER DOWN the unit.

UPGRADE 3: Now the pause/restart problem is fixed. Pandora? Not a chance.

Samsung customer service is in India, and THEY ARE HORRIBLE. They always insist that you reset you player, which destroys internet settings.

I had a choice between this and the LG player. Each streamed NetFlix, a feature important to me.

I chose Samsung because of Pandora. Now Pandora doesn't work, so I'm going to see if I can return the unit in exchange for the LG.

Tonight, the tech couldn't understand me when I told him that Pandora worked for 20 minutes. He kept asking if I could reset my connection. I told him, "It's not the connection... NetFlix and YouTube work fine. It's a firmware issue." He never understood. Finally he transferred me to another part of the company, where the office was closed.

This product is a POS. Plain and simple... a good idea in the hands of incompetents. How can a firmware release occur with such obvious bugs in it? We're not talking esoterica here... I mean one of the player's MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS is streaming stuff, and 1/3 of your player's content doesn't work. Check CNet. There are hundreds of "Pandora is broken" posts.

Go elsewhere.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I got this unit for the back room using a new Sony 32in. Lcd & 5.1 sound, mostly for Netflix & Pandora music over WiFi, which is provided by the management of this place, so I have NO router, etc., this works OK on my laptop in the front area for the movies & music, BUT the Samsung 3600 would not work (WiFi) in the back area, too far away, so I got 2 - 10ft.usb cables to put the dongle (lan. adapter) in the front area & all is well, one problem tho is there seems to be a slight delay between peoples mouths & the sound coming from them, I don't know why this is ? any ideas ? The unit it's self is is almost great tho a bit high cost,glad I got it ! Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

It was very easy to set up. We have been enjoying watching all of our old DVDs on it and our new Blue Ray disks!Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

First Player was DOA. Amazon replaced lighten fast. Second Player works like a swiss clock. Up-graded firm ware and was off to the races. Wireless set up was a little tricky. Once connection was made awesome performance. No dropped signal. Just pure fast streaming. Thanks Samsung...Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I bought this Blu-Ray player to, of course, play Blu-Rays but also to stream Netflix and Pandora. This player handles those 3 tasks flawlessly. I love the convenience of Netflix streaming and am impressed by this player's ability to quickly retrieve the movie.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out this player could also connect directly to my computer and play music, movies or view pictures via my wireless network. Using the automatic search, it quickly found my wife's Windows Vista laptop but not my desktop. However, after setting the permissions correctly on my computer and using the manual search, I am able to successfully watch video files from my desktop that is running Windows 7 RC. I'm impressed that connectivity to a not yet released operating system was that quick and easy.

Another pleasant surprise was this player's ability to play the mini-dvds from my hi-def camcorder that records in AVCHD. I cannot recommend this player high enough. I didn't know what I was missing.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

I've had the privilege of upgrading from a 1st generation Sony Blu ray player this one- and I am thoroughly pleased. While owning many 'firsts' is exciting, I knew there would be improvements.

I had no idea how much better this player would be.

I did all of the research, and I would like to thank all of the reviewers found here for their consistent reporting on the good and bad. I do not believe in a 'one-box-does-it-all' product, and I think that many of the frustrations people have come from the desire to have that.

Here, I think it's important to focus on the product's outstanding performance as a blu-ray player. Having that early experience with a 1st-gen player creates the most stark difference here- the Samsung BDP-3600 is a real product that really plays blu-ray discs.

With my early player (it's no longer even sold, so I am not going to discredit the product by naming it, and yes, I did all of the firmware upgrades ever offered!) playing a newer blu-ray disc could take 10-30 MINUTES to get the movie itself. I have a 3-year old daughter, and I can tell you that many of the great kids' movies I bought went to waste, until now. No child, and even most adults, are really willing to wait that long, see all of the trailers, and all of the 'cute' in-between scenes on a disc. It got to the point where I either bought the version of the blu-ray that also came with a standard DVD in the package, or actually still bought standard discs! I even tried 'cuing up' earlier, but with different menus, and such that never worked.

For the first time, we enjoyed all of the features packed in to "Tinker Bell" and "Sleeping Beauty"!, and it was phenomenal.

I have a Netflix account, and a Pandora account, and I have a Roku player, 2 HD-Tivos, etc. etc. The fact that the BPD-3600 access all of that also is interesting, and may help some people enjoy the product more. I've read that the other streaming doesn't work, and I hope Samsung fixes that- but please remember that this is the BEST stand-alone blu-ray player on the market today!

If you've had a blu-ray player for a while, and might consider a new product (the ultimate 'firmware' upgrade!) then this is the player. If you are thinking of buying your fist blu-ray player, please spend the extra money on this player, and really have a good experience. Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.

Got it open box at BB for $149.99 and works great and extremely fast when compared to first generation players. I'm comparing it to my experience with Sony BDP-S1, LG BH200, Samsung BD-P1000, BD-P1200, and UP-5000. As soon as the power comes on, you can open the tray and load your movie in less than 15 seconds. Very nice. I don't use the Netflix or Pandora aspects of the player; however, I am very happy with this player. Samsung puts out many players and puts out newer models with extra features while leaving some of us with the older models in the dust. I usually sell my older models. I couldn't pass up this price on this model and again am very happy with it.Get more detail about Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player.